Rig Veda 4.21.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 21, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.21
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यात्विन्द्रोऽवस उप न इह स्तुतः सधमादस्तु शूरः । वावृधानस्तविषीर्यस्य पूर्वीर्द्यौर्न क्षत्रमभिभूति पुष्यात् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yā́tv índro 'váse úpa na ihá stutáḥ sadha-mā́d astu śū́raḥ | vāvṛdhānás távīṣīr yásya pū́rvīr dyáur ná kṣatrám abhi-bhū́ti púṣyāt ||
Translation
愿因陀罗为护佑而来，近临我们于此；既受赞颂，愿那英雄在共祭之会中同在。其力势 taviṣīḥ 恒常增长；其众多威能滋养王权，如天穹一般——愿他得胜的主宰之势在我们之中增长。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यातुlet (him) come
यातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help, for aid
अवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
—
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootस्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त)
सधमादःcompanion at the common feast/pressing (comrade in the soma-session)
सधमादः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धे/विशेषणे इन्द्रस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसधमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
तुindeed, and
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
शूरःhero, mighty one
शूरः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधानःgrowing strong, waxing
वावृधानः:
—
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वावृधान (कृदन्त)
तविषीःpowers, mights
तविषीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतविषी (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
पूर्वीःformer, ancient
पूर्वीः:
Kartā (द्योः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यौःheaven, sky
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
क्षत्रम्dominion, sovereign power
क्षत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिभूतिoverpowering, conquest, superiority
अभिभूति:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-भू (धातु) → अभिभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्यत्may (it) prosper/increase
पुष्यत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपुष् (धातु)
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